Chapter 35: 35 Auto Repair Shop
"Be careful, it's a Four-armed Corpse!"
Although it was just a silhouette, Su Han had already recognized their identity by their posture.
The Four-armed Corpse in the mist heard the noise and was already charging forward in large strides, agilely leaping over car gaps and car tops. In an instant, seven or eight dark shadows had already reached a distance of less than thirty meters.
The figures of the Four-armed Corpses had become clearly visible, their taut and twisted red muscles and fierce claws chilling to the bone. Facing such monstrous creatures made the legs of the ten ordinary people who had recently joined tremble uncontrollably.
Su Han's own Four-armed Corpse charged forward in big steps, quickly reaching the front of those corpses. It struck like thunder, delivering a heavy hook punch directly to the head of the first corpse it encountered.
Then it barged into the group of corpses, grabbing and slamming, and within a few moves, it had smashed three or four corpses to the ground, the sounds of snapping bones merging into one.
Three corpses slipped past Su Han's Four-armed Corpse and charged towards the group of people, but Cheng Zhenyong's Angel Envoy Four-armed Corpse had already caught up.
Cheng Zhenyong's Angel Envoy Four-armed Corpse was already First-level Intermediate, large and sturdy. One grab from its large hand was enough to flip a corpse onto the ground, continuously pounding its head.
A dark shadow on the left charged out, directly pouncing on a corpse. Its sharp teeth immediately pierced the brain of the corpse, splashing blood everywhere. It was the Rot Skin Rat launching an attack.
Zhu Xiong controlled his Angel Envoy Four-armed Corpse to follow along, wielding a bone-chopping knife in its hand, directly plunging it into a corpse with a 'pffft.'
But in just a few minutes, the battle had already ended.
"Check the ones that aren't dead, Zhao Yimin, Ren Changqing, Liu Li, you three contract first, the rest take turns, make it quick."
Su Han issued commands calmly, then said to Gan Xinglei, "You and Old Zhu go get the cars."
"Okay, my car is in the second row."
Everyone immediately split up to act. Cheng Zhenyong and his team were in charge of keeping watch, while those whose names were called by Su Han prepared to start hammering.
A hammer was much easier than a bone-chopping knife for ending the lives of these corpses.
Upon checking, only three corpses remained alive after Su Han's Four-armed Corpse took action, and the one Cheng Zhenyong dealt with was also alive.
A total of four corpses, the three called upon as well as the remaining one, came in front of them, took a deep breath, readying to begin.
Su Han stood beside his Four-armed Corpse, unconcerned with their actions, but rather, observing the entire parking lot.
"Twenty to thirty cars, it seems that some have been driven out this morning."
The outdoor parking lot next to building seven, though not the only parking space in Happiness Community, still accommodated around fifty cars.
It was usually packed to the brim, with some residents' cars even parked outside the community. Now only half were left, likely coinciding with work hours.
Su Han quickly calculated, "A family car is about 3000 pounds. Even after excluding other parts, the metal alone should weigh at least a thousand pounds. The amount should be sufficient. Tonight I should perform metal Fusion, to strengthen our forces."
Right now, they needed to search the supermarket. There was no time to Devour here, but tonight he could totally Devour the unused cars, completing a LV3 or even LV4 metal Fusion.
Soon, after nearly ten days facing reality, even ordinary people had resolved to kill monsters. Zhao Yimin and the other three completed their kills and successfully contracted the monsters.
By then, Zhu Xiong and Gan Xinglei had also driven up in their cars, turning on all the headlights, which, however, could not disperse the fog like the Lamp Tree Crystals.
"You three get your cars out too, then we'll leave immediately."
Upon hearing Su Han's commands, Zhao Yimin and the others did not dare delay and quickly found their cars in the parking lot, then swiftly drove them out.
Lihua Supermarket was located on the street right turn from the exit of Happiness Community, just a kilometer away. If they walked, it might even be faster than driving through the fog.
However, considering the transportation of supplies, vehicles were necessary, so they all needed to drive.
Twenty people were divided among five vehicles, with Su Han seated in the co-driver's seat of the first vehicle, holding a Lamp Tree Crystal to help disperse the fog.
The speed of the car was not fast, slowly moving along the road. Zhu Xiong drove very cautiously, and the surrounding fog seemed alive, matching their pace, constantly lingering around the group.
The silence made the fog especially terrifying; the streetlights on both sides, buildings, and dilapidated cars appeared and disappeared in the mist like tall or short shadows of various shapes, silently staring at the convoy of five vehicles, appearing extremely eerie.
A low roar resonated from the deeper parts of the fog, growing fainter, yet it sent chills down everyone's spine. Although it was not directed at the convoy, everyone knew that other monsters must be within the fog.
"Watch out for monsters."
The monsters on the road were not as dense as in the residential areas, but as the vehicles progressed, monsters occasionally rushed out from the fog, baring their ferocious mouths, wishing to kill the prey in the vehicles.
The Four-armed Corpse did not put into the Book of Blood Spirit, rather it quickly followed beside the convoy, stepping forward whenever a corpse rushed towards them, its metal claws decisively and fiercely disemboweling it, showing no mercy.
Cheng Zhenyong, Yan Meiyu, and their Angel Envoys were all First-level Intermediate; thus, they too escorted the convoy alongside the Four-armed Corpse, matching its pace.
After about ten minutes, the slow-moving convoy turned a corner on the street and approached the road near Lihua Supermarket.
"Let's go to the auto repair shop first."
Zhu Xiong led the way, not heading straight to Lihua Supermarket but instead to Brother Niu's Auto Repair Shop, where the quiet street was stained with several patches of blackened blood, emitting a strong smell of decay.
The vehicles stopped, and Zhu Xiong immediately got out, his Angel Envoy closely following him, while Su Han also got out of the co-driver's seat, with the Four-armed Corpse right behind.
Realizing the convoy had stopped, Cheng Zhenyong quickly got out of the second vehicle and, seeing the surroundings, frowned and stepped forward asking, "Su Han, what is Old Zhu doing?"
"I'm here to get my truck and move some supplies."
Hearing this, Cheng Zhenyong sighed with relief, "You have a truck? Then we can move even more supplies."
"Captain Cheng, you stay and guard the vehicles, and I'll take a few people over."
"Alright, be careful."
The vehicles had already stopped by the roadside, a bit further ahead was the auto repair shop. Su Han picked a few individuals, including Zhu Xiong, to explore towards the shop along the street edge.
They had only walked about ten meters when the light from the Lamp Tree Crystals shone on a red truck, with a metal body and a massive front, the whole vehicle about eight meters long, a medium-sized truck.
"This is my truck."
Seeing the vehicle meant they were in the right place. Su Han immediately said, "Let's go to the auto repair shop first, where is your other vehicle?"
The two vehicles were parked together, one a cabinet-style truck, the other a rail-style truck, similar in size but the body of the latter comprised metal frames and a canvas top.
Upon seeing the trucks, Zhu Xiong, anxious, walked towards the shop, with Su Han following by his side. The shop's roller shutter door was wide open, fog had already poured inside, and it was terrifyingly silent.
"Old Niu!"
Zhu Xiong called out his friend's name, and immediately a clattering noise resounded within the shop, loud as if something like a steel pipe had been struck.
"Roar"
His expression changed upon hearing the roar; suddenly, two dark figures sprang from inside the auto repair shop, lunging towards him and Su Han.